Benicia had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They came out on top against the Freedom Falcons by a score of 6-1. For Benicia, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 defeat Freedom walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Alana Robinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Benicia got a big performance out of Kyra Mason, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava Rojas, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Freedom's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hurtado, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Benicia's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
Benicia will be playing at home against Alhambra at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Benicia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Freedom, they will head out on the road to take on Deer Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom is facing Deer Valley at the right time seeing as Deer Valley is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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